Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 477 › Conversation 477-012

Nixon & Bull on William P. Rogers and Victor Lasky

Monday, April 12, 1971 · 4:27 PM–4:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation477-012 on Tape 477 (tape position 05:31:18–05:32:06)StartMonday, April 12, 1971 at 4:27 PMEndMonday, April 12, 1971 at 4:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 477-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to review the upcoming presidential schedule and necessary preparations for pending appointments. The discussion centered on logistics regarding visits from William P. Rogers, Victor Lasky, and Patricia Lasky. Bull provided updates on these scheduled engagements to ensure the President was adequately briefed on the agenda.

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All right.
Mrs. Lasson is going to be here in five.
Four questions.

NARA Description

On April 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:27 pm and 4:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 477-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 477-012

Date: April 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:27 pm and 4:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
           -William P. Rogers
           -Victor Lasky
           -Patricia (Pratt) Lasky

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:30 pm

Also recorded on April 12, 1971

  • 477-011 3:37 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Maurice H. Stans, and James T. Lynn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:37 pm to 4:27 pm.
  • 477-013 4:30 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Victor Lasky, Patricia (Pratt) Lasky, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:30 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 477-014 5:23 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Steven Baker, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, and Fredrick C. LaRue met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:23 pm and 6:20 pm.
  • 001-068 5:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:36 pm.
  • 001-067 5:35 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at 5:35 pm.
  • 001-069 6:20 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 6:20 pm to 6:21 pm.
  • 001-070 6:21 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:21 pm to 6:22 pm.
  • 001-071 6:22 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 7:23 pm.

All 21 conversations from April 12, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 477-012, April 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/477-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).